I hope that more children have the same opportunities as me, with the same parents as me, that let me be an individual, who gave me freedom, and taught me to believe in myself before anyone else would believe in me.Johnny Weir
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I could do anything else. So I read and read and wrote short stories and dreamed of escape.Paul Auster
I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else. Marilyn Monroe
I know just one thing is those guys, KG and everyone, they're hungry. They want it bad. Sam's the only one that's had that, has the ring. Other than him, everybody else over there, we want it bad. Latrell Sprewell
I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world. Oscar Wilde
I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every morning and what else, turkey burgers, turkey bacon, and that kind of stuff. So she wants her dad to live a long time, and I do, too.Dusty Baker
I love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else. Jackie Joyner Kersee
I love what I do. I'm appreciative and I'm still competitive. I still love baseball, but it doesn't consume me. If I can't do it anymore, then I go home and do something else. It's not the end of the world. It's just the end of your career. Dontrelle Willis
I myself am frustrated in just where sports are at. It's a hard thing when you're out there working every day, and you know that someone else is cheating and they may not necessarily get caughtAllyson Felix
I played baseball because I could make more money doing that than I could doing anything else. Bill Terry
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened. Wilma Rudolph
I really do feel part of America to my very bones; at the same time, I know that I come from somewhere else. Paul Auster
I really liked drama and being in plays, so when I was playing a character onstage and I could act like somebody else, then I wasn't scared or nervous, but I didn't like meeting new people when I had to be myself. That was scary. Meg Cabot
I say accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. If you don't accessorize, someone else will. Venus Williams
I started eating healthier. I actually gave up fast food. I gave up candy and potato chips and everything else. I started watching what I ate. Ryan Lochte
I started writing morning pages just to keep my hand in, you know, just because I was a writer and I didn't know what else to do but write. And then one day as I was writing, a character came sort of strolling in and I realized, Oh my God, I don't have to be just a screenwriter. I can write novels. Julia Cameron
I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs. Paul Auster